Cold sweat dripped down Ning Zeyuan's forehead; the power of the Yan Yang Sect had exceeded his expectations.

"This Yan Xiao has already emerged from seclusion, and his words and actions exude an arrogant and domineering air."

"Although Her Highness is already at the peak of the ninth level of the Golden Core Realm, she has not yet reached the Nascent Soul Realm... If the other party discovers this, the consequences will be unimaginable."

"But Chu Tianyao... was saved by the princess. They... seem to have a close relationship, and Chu Tianyao also seems to have a secret."

"This person may be a powerful ally for His Highness's future restoration of the kingdom! He must not be handed over to the Yan Yang Sect."

Thinking of this, Ning Zeyuan said, "Sect Master Yan, since Chu Tianyao is my guest, I will naturally protect his safety."

"However, since Sect Master Yan and the elders have come from afar... I cannot let you all leave empty-handed. I will present you with eleven Golden Core Realm magic artifacts, and let's call it a day then, shall we?"

The ten elders of the Yan Yang Sect were deeply moved!

Each magic weapon at the Golden Core Realm is worth no less than 600,000 crystal stones!

Keep in mind that half of them didn't possess any Golden Core realm magic weapons...

The eleventh elder, Li Tingting, only had a few Foundation Establishment stage magic artifacts. Even with the crystals she had accumulated over a hundred years, it wasn't enough to exchange for a single Golden Core stage magic artifact.

Ning Zeyuan truly lives up to his reputation as one of the wealthiest men in the world...

He immediately offered ten Golden Core Realm magic artifacts!

Ning Zeyuan continued, "However, it will take time to procure the magic weapon for the Golden Core realm. I will have someone send the magic weapon to the Yan Yang Sect within three days. What do you all think?"

Yan Xiao looked thoughtfully at Ning Zeyuan below.

"Ning Zeyuan is really going all out... sparing no expense to protect Chu Tianyao... it seems that Chu Tianyao must have a shocking secret!"

"This person must be killed as soon as possible; he must not be allowed to live!"

Thinking of this, Yan Xiao slowly said, "Ning Zeyuan, I've changed my mind."

"I want ten Golden Core Realm magic artifacts, and I also want Chu Tianyao's life. Ten Golden Core Realm magic artifacts can buy the lives of everyone in the Ning family!"

Ning Zeyuan's face darkened. "If Sect Master Yan insists on this, then he will be making an enemy of me for good!"

Yan Xiao laughed disdainfully, "What are you? You dare to be my enemy? Even Murong Ran wouldn't dare to say such a thing to me."

Ning Zeyuan's face turned pale and then red. He took a deep breath and said, "Sect Master Yan, I understand... I will ask Chu Tianyao to come out. Please give me some time."

Yan Xiao said coldly, "Half a quarter of an hour, Ning Zeyuan... This is your chance. If you don't hand over Chu Tianyao within half a quarter of an hour..."

"Then, today, not a single chicken or dog in the Ning family will be spared."

Ning Zeyuan stopped talking and walked towards Xiao Ruoli's room.

"The most urgent task is to get Her Highness the Princess and Chu Tianyao to escape through the underground passage..."

Inside Xiao Ruoli's room

Chu Tianyao sighed softly, "There's a lot of commotion outside. People from the Yan Yang Sect have come looking for me."

“This matter has nothing to do with Miss Xiao. I will leave with them.”

He thought to himself, "With my current Nascent Soul Realm strength, I have nothing to fear from the Flame Sun Sect Master! Even if I am no match for him, it will be easy for me to escape unscathed."

"The Flame Sun Sect!" A murderous glint flashed in Xiao Ruoli's eyes. "If it weren't for the Sun, Moon, and Star Sects back then, how could my Azure Dragon Dynasty have perished... This blood feud is irreconcilable!"

Chu Tianyao clasped his hands in a fist salute to Xiao Ruoli and said, "Miss Xiao, it's time for us to part ways."

"Wait!" Xiao Ruoli said coldly. "Since I saved your life, I can't just watch you go to your death."

"The Yan Yang Sect has mobilized almost all of its top-tier combat forces. If you go out now, what difference is there between that and suicide?"

Just as the two were talking, Ning Zeyuan walked in.

He said softly, "Your Highness, Young Master Chu... there is an underground passage in the backyard of the Ning residence. You should escape through there first."

"The underground passage leads directly to the Yanyu Tower branch. People from the Nangong Tower will come to meet you there."

Xiao Ruoli shook her head. "Mr. Ning, if we run away... you will surely perish today!"

"Chu Tianyao, you should leave through the passage... I'm going to meet Yan Xiao."

"So what if I'm in the Nascent Soul stage? I've seen battles at that level before."

Ning Zeyuan's expression changed drastically, and he knelt down on the ground. "Your Highness, please do not act rashly. You are of noble birth and must not be put in danger."

Chu Tianyao suddenly spoke up, "Mr. Ning, how many magical artifacts and spiritual herbs do you have here?"

Ning Zeyuan didn't know why the other party suddenly asked this question, but he still said, "Young Master Chu, after conversion, there are about 2.8 million worth of supplies."

Chu Tianyao nodded. "Please give these to me, Mr. Ning... I will defeat the Yan Yang Sect people in a short while."

Xiao Ruoli frowned. "Chu Tianyao, stop talking nonsense. Let's get out of here through the tunnel..."

Ning Zeyuan's expression was somewhat strange. He remembered that Chu Tianyao had previously asked him to collect three million worth of supplies.

"Perhaps this person really did have some extraordinary encounter." Thinking of this, Ning Zeyuan arranged for his men to move the supplies over.

Chu Tianyao said softly, "Please excuse me for a moment, I will be out soon."

Ning Zeyuan said, "Your Highness, let's leave first."

Xiao Ruoli sighed and followed Ning Zeyuan out of the house.

At this moment, only Chu Tianyao remained in the room.

Chu Tianyao didn't hesitate and directly communicated with the system in his mind!

"System, recycle these materials and convert them into Derivation Points."

"Boom! Cultivation pills and magic artifacts are being collected. Dao Points are being calculated. Please wait..."

"Boom! After confirmation... Dao Derivation Points have been recovered."

"Boom! We currently have enough Dao Derivation Points to advance our cultivation level. These points will automatically convert into cultivation realm points..."

"Current cultivation level is Nascent Soul Realm Level 2! (Each Nascent Soul Realm advancement requires Dao Derivation Points) 1200 Dao Derivation Points remaining."

At that moment, Chu Tianyao felt his strength increase once again.

"Although it's only the second level of the Nascent Soul Realm, the Yin-Yang Evolution Heaven Technique should be enough!"

"Yan Yang Sect... since you are still haunting us, then let us perish today."

......

Above Ning Mansion

Yan Xiao slowly spoke, "The allotted time is up. Ning Zeyuan, it seems you did not cherish the opportunity I gave you."

"Listen to my command, everyone! Today we will slaughter the Ning family, leaving no one alive!"

"Yes, Sect Master!" The ten elders of the Yan Yang Sect responded in unison, and then each of them exuded a powerful killing intent.

The Seventh Elder, Wang Qian, was the first to be attacked, summoning ten Blazing Sun Swords.

These ten Blazing Sun Swords radiated intense heat, like ten small suns.

With a shout, ten blazing sun swords slashed down towards the Ning Mansion!

Xiao Ruoli's body was surrounded by purple energy, and she was ready to make a move.